Buckton Vale Primary School
Swallow Lane, Carrbrook, Stalybridge, SK15 3NUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Buckton Vale Primary School is a primary school in Stalybridge for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 109 schools in Tameside. It ranks 5th of 9 primary schools in Stalybridge. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 13 January 2026, report published 23 March 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 13 January 2026
Pupils are keen learners. Those who are disadvantaged, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, learn successfully alongside their classmates. Leaders make sure that their needs are met well. Pupils learn to read quickly and accurately, supported by an inviting and well-resourced library and engaging texts. Pupils also become confident mathematicians. Pupils relish taking part in a wide variety of activities, such as musical theatre and sports clubs. Starting in early years, pupils learn useful skills such as how to ride a bicycle. They embrace the opportunities that they have to take on responsibilities, including acting as peer mediators or school councillors. Leaders check carefully that all pupils can and do take part in these activities. Children in early years make a confident and happy start to school. Across the school, pupils show respect for staff and each other. Older pupils relish playing energetic games or just chatting with their friends at breaktimes. Clear routines and expectations mean classrooms are generally calm. Bullying is uncommon. On the rare occasions when bullying does happen, leaders deal with it without delay. Pupils feel safe in school. Pupils know that it is important to attend school regularly. They attend well. Leaders’ recent initiatives to improve punctuality mean that fewer pupils arrive late to school. Pupils are well informed about the challenges and decisions that they will face as they grow. They are well prepared for life in modern Britain. Pupils enjoy taking part in the school’s expanding range of community events. This includes coffee and cake mornings for parents and carers. These experiences help pupils to gain a secure sense of their place in the local community.
What the school should improve
- Leaders should continue to ensure that teachers explicitly teach and reinforce handwriting and spelling at the early stages of writing so that pupils secure these foundational skills. • Leaders should continue to ensure that teachers address pupils’ misconceptions as they arise so that mistakes and insecure knowledge do not persist and affect pupils’ future learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
37 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
202 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near Buckton Vale Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Livingstone Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Quinn
- Phone
- 01457833102
- Address
- Swallow Lane, Carrbrook, Stalybridge, SK15 3NU
- Local authority
- Tameside
- URN
- 149349
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.